Romero, Eddie

Black Mama, White Mama

Pam Grier in a women-in-prison movie? Why did no one think of this sooner? OK, they did. Several times. But this one is different. Black Mama, White Mama is a bizarre update of The Defiant Ones with a little Cool Hand Luke and Chained Heat thrown in for good measure. Grier stars as Lee Daniels, a pimp-and-drug-lord's moll who's looking for a way to escape both prison and her thug boyfriend. The dynamic Margaret Markov ably backs her as rich-girl-turned-revolutionary Karen Brent. The two meet in the friendliest Third World prison ever (Tickling games in the shower! What girlish fun!), and before you can say catfight they're chained together at the wrist. A quick prison break later, our feisty ladies are being chased all over the undefined tropical island by the police, revolutionaries, and dueling pimps. Director Jonathan Demme shares the story credit for this one, and his craftsmanship shows--Black Mama, White Mama hits every mandatory facet of the genre, including butt kicking, gunfire, an Evil Lesbian Prison Guard, gratuitously scanty clothing, and dressing up as nuns. Absolutely not to be missed. --Ali Davis

"A genre all by herself" (Voice), Pam Grier tacklesand shacklesher sleekest role yet as the feistier half of a pair of women in chains and on the run in this "colorful, outrageous and truly exciting" action flick (The Hollywood Reporter)! Grier is Lee Daniels, a prostitute doing hard time in an island prison camp for women where the guards have a new way to punish inmates who fight: by cuffing 'em together! Chained to her bitter rival, white revolutionary Karen (Margaret Markov), Lee finds herself literally linked to the revolutionary causeand on the flywhenKaren's guerrilla friends stage a coup! But this foxy inmate's got a cause of her own in the form of a secret stash of cold, hard cash and a getaway boat! Brawling with her white counterpart over which way to go, and tracked like a dog by guards, guerrillas and a gangster after the loot, she's gotta make her escapebefore both mamas' enemies bring them down for good!

The Blood Island Vacation (Brides of Blood / The Mad Doctor of Blood Island / Beast of Blood / Brain of Blood)

Ahoy, there's terror straight ahead on Blood Island! Go back to the days of drive-ins and damsels in distress with this quartet of scream-filled classics. Upon arrival, you'll be escorted by your tour guide John Ashley and the lovely Brides of Blood, who are all lined up by the island chiefs for sacrifice to a horribly mutated monster living in a jungle filled with an assortment of ghastly beasts. Then stop off for a visit with the Mad Doctor of Blood Island, whose experiments combining plant and man have resulted in green-blooded fiends bent on destruction, with only Mr. Ashley and the lovely Angelique Pettyjohn capable of stopping this blood-soaked rampage. And be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the island's resident Beast of Blood, a headless creature who swipes human noggins for its own gruesome ends. Can Ashley and beautiful Celeste Yarnall make it to the forbidden Valley of Doom before it's too late? Before you leave, feast your eyes on an evil dwarf, a lumbering monster, a basement filled with chained women, and the wicked Brain of Blood used in nightmarish transplants resulting in a whirlpool of horror. So come and stay on Blood Island for a while; it's the vacation getaway of your wildest screams!

Twilight People

ANIMAL DESIRES...HUMAN LUST! Matt Farrell (John Ashley) is plucked from the sea while skindiving and taken to the foreboding fortress of Dr. Gordon. He is to become part of the doctor's diabolical experiment to create a race of super people. This twisted and maniacal doctor's experiments have so far only created terrifying and hideous creatures. His human guinea pigs, freed by the doctor's own daughter, turn the island hideaway into a bloodbath of revenge and terror! Cult Film Queen Pam Grier is featured as "Panther Woman." Bonus Features: 3-D Animated Motion Menus| Scene Selection| Actor Bios| Previews. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital Mono; 84 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - PG; Year - 1972; SRP - $9.99.

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

Green-blooded creatures perform an orgy of slaughter as John Ashley returns to Blood Island! Along for the ride is sultry Angelique Pettyjohn ("Star Trek"), who claims to be looking for her lost father but finds private time with Ashley more to her liking. Meanwhile Dr. Lorca (Ronald Remy) experiments on a man whose chlorophyll-contaminated bloodstream turns him into a living, oozing, walking nightmare bent on the savage mutilation of anyone in his path! The village is driven to sheer panic in this wild frenzy of blood and destruction that equals anything ever seen on screen! Billed as the "First Audience Participation Horror Movie," "Mad Doctor of Blood Island" features a classic prologue instructing audiences to drink a magical green potion as they recite the "Blood Oath." Chock full of titillation and grue, this sleaze classic is now presented newly remastered from the original film elements!

Brides of Blood

Fright and sensuality collide when Blood Island chiefs sacrifice beautiful young virgins to "The Evil One," a horrid creatured bred by radiation and metamorphosed from an innocent man. New arrivals to the island include scientists Kent Taylor and John Ashley, along with the alluring Beverly Hills, but their jungle search for mutated life forms is interrupted by attacks from living vegetation and terrifying beasts! This second entry in the hugely popular "Blood Island" series from Eddie Romero and Gerardo De Leon is a fast-paced drive-in classic filled with monsters, maidens, and mayhem, newly remastered with its original tinted footage presented correct and intact for the first time!

Beyond Atlantis

Beast of the Yellow Night

In 1948, a hopeless degenerate wanders into the jungle and encounters the Devil, who makes a pact with him which requires him to transform periodically into an ugly beast that cannot be stopped by anyone. This low-budget, Phillippines-shot horror picture

Savage Sisters

TNT JACKSONTNT Jackson...this sister is dynamite! Playboy Playmate Jeanne Bell stars in this Roger Corman action flick about an undercover female cop posing as a hooker in Hong Kong to track down her missing brother. She kicks! She smashes! She kills! She's a lone woman massacre squad and one hot kung-fu mama!Approx: 90 minGET CHRISTIE LOVE!Teresa Graves stars as the sexy and sassy undercover operative Christie Love in this funky blaxploitation film based on the Doroty Uhnak detective novel. Love goes deep undercover to bring down a big-time drug ring and just when it seems the bad guys have her this foxy cop uses her street smarts and kung fu to turn the tables! She is the L.A.P.D's finest!! Approx. 90 minSISTER STREET FIGHTERSister Street Fighter... a spine shattering bone-blasting journey into action! Japanese action star Sonny Chiba stars as a martial arts expert committed to helping a beautiful Drug investigator in her search of her missing brother. When these two run into dead ends the break them! Look out sugar! Approx. 85 min.Wish KicksA recent divorcee Sandy Thomas is looking to start her life over. So what does this sexy mama do? She opens up an aerobics studio. But her dream is shattered when a gang of neighborhood toughs decides to bully her by trashing her new studio and demanding money. These racketeering creeps don't know who they're messing with! When the police fail her Sandy looks for help from Sam a karate expert as she attempts to destroy the gang and seek justice soul sister style! Approx 85 min.System Requirements:Copyright 2001 BCI Eclipse.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: URBAN/URBAN Rating: NR UPC: 787364429998 Manufacturer No: 44299-9

Women in Chains [Region 2]

Pam Grier in a women-in-prison movie? Why did no one think of this sooner? OK, they did. Several times. But this one is different. Black Mama, White Mama is a bizarre update of The Defiant Ones with a little Cool Hand Luke and Chained Heat thrown in for good measure. Grier stars as Lee Daniels, a pimp-and-drug-lord's moll who's looking for a way to escape both prison and her thug boyfriend. The dynamic Margaret Markov ably backs her as rich-girl-turned-revolutionary Karen Brent. The two meet in the friendliest Third World prison ever (Tickling games in the shower! What girlish fun!), and before you can say catfight they're chained together at the wrist. A quick prison break later, our feisty ladies are being chased all over the undefined tropical island by the police, revolutionaries, and dueling pimps. Director Jonathan Demme shares the story credit for this one, and his craftsmanship shows--Black Mama, White Mama hits every mandatory facet of the genre, including butt kicking, gunfire, an Evil Lesbian Prison Guard, gratuitously scanty clothing, and dressing up as nuns. Absolutely not to be missed. --Ali Davis

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